RAPTORS RUMORS & GOSSIP

As the Toronto Raptors made themselves into a legitimate Eastern Conference contender for the upcoming season, they had a pretty solid last season as they made it into the playoffs before being defeated by the Washington Wizards.
The Raptors have some of the best young talent in the association including Terrence Ross, DeMar DeRozan, and Kyle Lowry.
Check out some of their best plays...

The Raptors had a disappointing 2015 season, one that ended with a somewhat embarrassing first round playoff sweep at the hands of Paul Pierce and the Washington Wizards.As the team looked to retool this summer, DeMar DeRozan's name was one that came up in trade rumors. Toronto made moves to improve what was the league's 23rd ranked defense, which included letting the reigning Sixth...

At the end of the season it looked like the Toronto Raptors Bruno Caboclo was still 2 years away from being 2 years away, but even with this year's mediocre Summer League stats, it can be safely assumed at least one of those years is now behind him. The Raptors still don’t have any playing time for a raw developing prospect, but since the Raptors 905 does, Caboclo should be expected...

TORONTO (AP) The Toronto Raptors hired Jerry Stackhouse, Rex Kalamian and Andy Greer as assistant coaches Wednesday, completing Dwayne Casey's staff.
Stackhouse is coaching for the first time in the NBA. He played 18 years in the league.
Kalamian joins the Raptors after six seasons with Oklahoma City, including the last two as lead assistant. Greer spent the past five seasons as...

GM Masai Ujiri’s big free agent signing was, of course, the 60-win Atlanta Hawks starting small forward DeMarre Carroll and it happened fast. “I drooled at the mouth just to play alongside guys like Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan," Carroll said. "Those two All-Star guys, they bring a lot. It was really just deciding to be able to come to a winning program and to help this team...

Toronto Raptors guard and Compton native DeMar DeRozan is always right at home playing in the Drew League and Sunday he had the line of the summer racking up 38 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
A video posted by Drew League (@drewleague) on Jul 22, 2015 at 12:57pm PDT
The post DeMar DeRozan Gets a Triple-Double at the Drew League appeared first on Hooped Up.

It’s become evident that the Toronto Raptors have made a decision on their direction for the upcoming season. The Raptors are looking to win and compete in an Eastern Conference that they likely believe they have a shot in. It’s a fair thought. The East is weak outside of powerhouse Cleveland, and it’s really anyone’s game after that.
Luis Scola
The Raptors added...

Lou Williams won the Sixth Man of the Year award for his production with the Raptors last season, which included a career-best 15.5 points per game scoring average while playing 25.2 minutes per contest exclusively as a reserve.But all that wasn't enough for Toronto to have him back next season.Williams was an unrestricted free agent, and signed a deal with the Lakers worth $21 million...

As the Toronto Raptors look to build toward a championship in the upcoming season, they will have to expect solid play from DeMar DeRozan.
Over the weekend, DeRozan played in the Drew League and put together an amazing performance which included thirty-eight points.
Check out some of his best highlights in the below video compilation:
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DeRozan Drew League Highlights [Slam Magazine...

The Toronto Raptors have reached agreement with undrafted Lousiana Tech forward Michale Kyser on a one-year contract, a league source told RealGM.
Kyser’s deal will include a partial guarantee, his agent Byron Irvin confirmed.
Kyser played for the Raptors in the Las Vegas summer league, posting 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in the final game on Friday. The 6-foot-9...

The NBA’s Summer League can get a little slow at times, but Diante Garrett did his best to keep everyone on off their toes Thursday night.
Garrett is a 26-year-old point guard playing on the Chicago Bulls’ summer squad. In the first quarter of Chicago’s game against the Toronto Raptors in Las Vegas, Garrett went to the free throw line to shoot two, but apparently decided...

The Toronto Raptors have been very busy this offseason in regards to free agency. A team that desperately needed defense, the Raptors have gone out and attempted to fix the problem by bringing in some quality defenders at all three areas, from the guards, to the wings, to the bigs. While their offense may take a step backward, their defense will almost certainly be much improved...

In some ways, last year's Toronto Raptors team finished in the most awkward possible spot in the standings. With a 49-33 record, the Raptors were above .500 in the inferior Eastern Conference—but not that far above. Their first-round sweep at the hands of the Washington Wizards was a borderline-embarrassing look at having all of a team's poor defensive habits—the Raptors were...

Canada has surely dug it’s ground in the NBA; not only as a producer for fairly decent basketball talent, but also home to one of the Eastern Conferences highest rising teams. The Toronto Raptors have successfully gone from the outside looking in to now a perennial playoff team; winning a franchise high 49 games last season and grabbing the 4th seed in the East. Toronto’s even...

The Toronto Raptors’ journey back to the playoffs after last season’s discouraging first-round exit starts in Las Vegas, as the summer league roster has begun playing games in Sin City. First-round pick Delon Wright, an athletic 6’5” point guard out of Utah, is joined by second-round pick Norman Powell, along with the rest of the roster hopefuls as Toronto looks to find value...

If there is anyone in this word that could use a pick me up right now it is free agent NBA guard Luke Ridnour. Life can't be too bad for the 34-year old of course. After all he has been playing in the NBA for years and should be financially well off. There is just one problem--no one wants him.For the fifth time in 16 days he is being released from a team. The other four times he...

As much as Kobe Bryant would enjoy scoring every point, the Los Angeles Lakers needed to find another top scoring option to complement him. The franchise did just that, plucking Lou Williams from free agency on a three-year deal.
But the Lakers are still in trouble.
Williams, the 2014-15 NBA Sixth Man of the Year, heads to Hollywood after recording a career-best 15.5 points per...

I won’t lie…I didn’t see this one coming. The Toronto Raptors signed SF DeMarre Carroll on the first day of free agency to a four year contract worth $60 million. With so much emphasis being put on the Raptors need for a PF, SF became somewhat of an afterthought. Carroll is a great 3-and-D player, and even though the Raptors likely overpaid, they’re getting a good,...

DeMarre Carroll made the announcement on social media Wednesday that he is heading to Toronto to play for head coach Dwane Casey and the Raptors. #WeThe North I will be playing for Toronto Raptors next year!!!! I'm Blessed for this Opportunity!… https://t.co/pBK6NvRVcE — DeMarre Carroll (@DeMarreCarroll1) July 1, 2015 #WeTheNorth I will be playing for...Read More

Jalen Rose heard all about Chris Webber’s passive-aggressive shots at him over the “Fab Five” documentary and responded Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Webber, now an analyst for Turner Sports, joined “The Dan Patrick Show” and said he “wasn’t too thrilled” with the film, which was put together largely by Rose and the other three...Read More

The Toronto Raptors are trying to recover from a stunningly swift exit from the playoffs, and point guard Kyle Lowry voiced some frustrations at his exit interview with the media Monday. The Raptors won the Atlantic Division with a 49-33 record during the regular season and were seeded fourth in the Eastern Conference. Still, they...Read More

Paul Pierce is enemy No. 1 right now among Toronto Raptors fans — and he’s loving every minute of it.
A few hours after his Washington Wizards eviscerated the higher-seeded Raptors in a four-game sweep of their first-round playoff series, Pierce kept the punches coming on his Facebook page.
Paul! Don’t hurt ’em!
Pierce scored a game-high 20 points to lead the...

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